Even though there have been only 400 cases, as stated by local medical doctors and the international press, the Academy considers that “the country need to prepare for the impact that could represent between 1,000 and 4,000 new daily cases during the peak of the pandemic. The report explains that the official numbers might not be completely clear. The real numbers could be from 63% to 95% higher than those registered until April 23. It considers there is an urgent need to amplify the number of diagnostic PCR tests, and not the sort of quick testing, to asses the real magnitude of the pandemic. It recommends decentralising the diagnostics capacity to different areas of the country.

Concerned by this threat, the Healing Venezuela ambassadors are holding a Covid-19 fundraising campaign. You can find it here. Your donation will allow us to distribute PPE kits across the country in an effort to protect the Venezuelan population.